The weather bureau says it is expecting ex-Tropical Cyclone Fletcher to move towards the Northern Territory.

The system is 90 kilometres north of Karumba in north-west Queensland's Gulf Country and could briefly redevelop into a category one cyclone later today before crossing the southern Gulf coast tonight.

Forecaster Janine Yuasa says gales may develop today as the system continues to move.

"It's just recently popped out over the south-east Gulf of Carpentaria," she said.

"We are expecting it to track west, south-westwards across the southern Gulf of Carpentaria today and it does look likely it will cross the coast again near Sweers Island and head towards the Northern Territory tonight."

It is expected to weaken over land.

Meanwhile, the bureau says another tropical low in the NT could influence the Gulf of Carpentaria later this week.

Ms Yuasa says the NT low is the next system for Gulf residents to watch over the coming days.

"We are expecting that low to move in a general eastwards direction," she said.

"The current ex-Fletcher is likely to weaken and this eastward-moving low looks like it may be the main system to influence the state or the Gulf Country again later on in the week."

Struggle continues for drought-stricken farmers

Meanwhile, a north Queensland mayor says the cyclone activity in the Gulf of Carpentaria has brought little joy for struggling farmers.

The Etheridge Shire is one of 26 drought-declared local government areas in Queensland.

The Federal Government is under pressure to provide assistance before the end of the month to keep properties viable.

Mayor Will Attwood says it is working with the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group to establish what help can be provided locally.

"We know that there's some long-term things that have to be done in relation to debt reduction and what have you but there's some short-term things that have to be done just as far as cash flow," he said.

"Some of our graziers just have no cash at the moment to be able to put simple things like bread and butter on the table.

"We keep getting these cyclones coming across but they're just not like the ones that we've had a couple of years ago where we got huge amounts of rain and rain depressions and that sort of thing with the cyclones.

"That just hasn't happened this time.

"We really have to be confident that we're going to get a wet season and the reality is if we don't there's going to be a lot of people in a lot of trouble."